Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.08/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$202.08

57 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$602

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$47.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.35

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	207.09	1,106	42
Medium and Large 2-3	432	193.18	834	12thin
Medium and Large 3	448	171.25	766	2thin
Small 1-2	315	160.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.09/cwt here — about $602 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

202.08

—

TN average6 barns · 564 hd

208.42

−6.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,298	101.32	1,315	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	108.25	1,644	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	99.42	1,245	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	88.04	822	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	705	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	991	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	234.01/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	221.75/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	202.02/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	231.77/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	283.08/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	215.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	211.56/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	229.34/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	106.63/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	88.04/cwt	85.00–93.00	822	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,594	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	100.40/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,156	8
Bulls	—	—	1,298	101.32/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,315	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	221.54/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,134	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	218.02/cwt	217.50–219.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	207.57/cwt	205.00–210.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	213.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	190.00/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	208.25/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	205.23/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	217.90/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	190.35/cwt	181.00–196.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,332	5

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue May 30, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 141Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 64Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 12

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
4	—	490	219.00–230.00	221.75
1	—	365	250.00	250.00
1	—	335	245.00	245.00
1	—	235	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	190.00	190.00
7	—	533	225.00–243.00	234.01
1	—	810	182.50	182.50
2	—	478	227.50–236.00	231.77
1	—	930	175.00	175.00
1	—	550	213.00	213.00
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
4	—	369	277.50–287.50	283.08
1	—	705	212.00	212.00
1	—	665	221.00	221.00
2	—	1,105	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	225.00–227.50	226.23
1	—	395	229.00	229.00
1	—	215	225.00	225.00
3	—	613	199.00–204.00	202.02
1	—	695	189.00	189.00
1	—	250	210.00	210.00
11	—	514	190.00–215.00	208.25
10	—	560	199.00–209.00	205.23
4	—	460	212.00–225.00	217.90
1	—	730	187.00	187.00
1	—	310	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	162.50	162.50
1	—	370	187.50	187.50
3	—	417	210.00–215.00	212.42
4	—	525	181.00–196.00	190.35
2	—	325	185.00–195.00	189.77
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	167.50	167.50
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	210.00–220.00	215.75
1	—	945	165.00	165.00
8	—	618	203.00–221.00	211.56
7	—	472	220.00–242.50	229.34
1	—	400	240.00	240.00
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
6	—	512	214.00–226.00	221.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	217.50–219.00	218.02
2	—	478	205.00–210.00	207.57
3	—	518	210.00–220.00	213.94
2	—	625	187.50–192.50	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,325	105.00–108.00	106.63
8	—	1,151	96.00–107.00	100.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	85.00–93.00	88.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,490	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	91.00–108.00	101.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,500.00	1,500.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle